az·a·thi·o·prine

azathioprine

(ˌæzəˈθaɪəˌpriːn)

n

(Pharmacology) a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S

Immunosuppressive treatment with azathioprine may be associated with an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma in organ transplant recipients, but does not appear to increase the risk of basal cell carcinoma or keratinocyte cancers overall, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 27 studies.

In cases when corticosteroid therapy does not give desired results or the therapy has been discontinued due to the development of side-effects, there are other pharmacological options, such as methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide, chloroquine, azathioprine, thalidomide and infliximab.

The itching can be very intense and the sufferer might end up scratching their skin for hours and hours but the best thing for him was to undergo a systemic treatment, which involved him taking azathioprine to reduce the inflammation.

Janssen Biotech, a biotechnology company that was founded in Philadelphia, has received FDA approval for Simponi (golimumab) to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients with corticosteroid dependence or an inadequate response to or failure to tolerate oral aminosalicylates, oral corticosteroids, azathioprine, or 6-mercaptopurine, it was reported yesterday.

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